Through the Alamo Heights Independent School District’s $44-million 2010 bond and in partnership with CPS Energy, 800 solar panels are being installed at the Alamo Heights High School and 1,200 panels are going on Woodridge Elementary at a cost of $3.2 million. The panels are expected to go online by next month.
[Read More]

If the cheapest energy available is that which is conserved, reducing the energy used by buildings can really pay off.

And while it’s possible to design buildings that create as much power as they consume — i.e. “zero net energy,” the cost of doing so can be prohibitive — and consumer behavoir can undermine even the most effective energy saving measures, said a researcher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tuesday.

Just a day after Vice-President Joe Biden encouraged additional government and private investment in the fledgling U.S. clean energy sector, a major California-based solar panel manufacturer, which had recieved $535 million in federal loan guarantees, announced it was filing for bankruptcy and would lay off more than 1,000 employees.
[Read More]

Saturday is the second annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, and several sites in and around San Antonio will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for you to drop off unused, expired or otherwise unwanted prescription drugs (see the list below). According to a press release, last September, Americans turned in over 242,000 […]
[Read More]

It was more popular than Stevie Ray Vaughan or LeAnn Rimes, even more popular than George Strait or Matthew McConaughey. The Confederate Air Force’s 1991 “Don’t Mess with Texas” spot was chosen among more than three dozen ads as the one voters wanted to see for the rest of the year.
[Read More]

Martin Miller has spent 20 years chasing down those who are dumping what they should not into sewers and creeks. When he gets the invitations for career day at his kid’s school he proudly describes himself as a poop cop.
[Read More]

So, not surprisingly, we all used a lot of energy during last week’s freeze — we were cold! Now, CPS Energy says energy bills for San Antonians may double or triple this month because of the spike in usage. Ouch. You can’t unuse your central heat, but you can make small changes around the house to help cut your usage for the rest of the month, and on upcoming bills. Here are eight things you can do right now.
[Read More]

The Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice is holding a “Take Back” event this Saturday to help curb prescription drug abuse by collecting unwanted meds at more than 4,000 locations across the country. You can read more about the initiative in this Associated Press article and this Express-News story.
[Read More]